Jim Matheson: “I, too, will vote for the underlying bill, the omnibus bill, but I cannot believe that we are in the circumstance we are…”

“I, too, will vote for the underlying bill, the omnibus bill, but I cannot believe that we are in the circumstance we are in right now. I come from Salt Lake City. The Smarts are my constituents. We had a miracle occur in Utah a couple of weeks ago. It happened based on the principles of AMBER Alert, where information was disseminated to the public, and the public was looking for the perpetrators, and they were found. How can we let this delay any longer? Every day we delay is another opportunity lost, perhaps; and how do we place the value of even one, just one time when we could find a child after being abducted before that child was harmed? I think that, as we look at this debate, it is important to note that the Senate passed this bill unanimously. A majority of the House of Representatives in both parties has signed on as cosponsors to the comparable legislation in the House. If it comes up for a vote, I cannot imagine anyone not supporting this.”